Definition of Cardiospermum halicacabum

1. Noun. Woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America.

Exact synonyms: Balloon Vine, Heart Pea
Generic synonyms: Soapberry Vine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cardiospermum Halicacabum

Cardiffians
Cardigan
Cardigan Welsh corgi
Cardiganshire
Cardiidae
Cardinal
Cardinal Bellarmine
Cardinal Nephew
Cardinal Newman
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinalis cardinalis
Cardinals
Cardiobacterium
Cardiovirus
Cardium
Cardium edule
Cardizem
Carducci
Carduelinae
Carduelis
Carduelis cannabina
Carduelis carduelis
Carduelis cucullata
Carduelis flammea
Carduelis hornemanni
Carduelis spinus
Carduus

Literary usage of Cardiospermum halicacabum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publication by Field Museum of Natural History (1902)
"cardiospermum halicacabum L. " Baloon Vine." Very common, climbing over fences, cacti and trees. Corn Hill. Jan. (202). Midland. Jan. (Mrs. • R. 26). ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"The seed- pods of the balloon vine, cardiospermum halicacabum, work in well among the lanterns. Cut away part of the side of the lantern, ..."

3. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"cardiospermum halicacabum. — Balloon Vine, or Love in a "ff- — A half-hardy annual from the West Indies ; a creeper. The seed should be sown between the ..."

4. First book of Indian botany by Daniel Oliver (1869)
"Note especially : cardiospermum halicacabum ; a much-branched climbing herb, with twice-ternate, alternate leaves, umbellate panicles of small irregular ..."

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